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Richard P. Sheridan
Richard Sheridan was a 2015 candidate for Mayor of Dallas, Texas.
In 2014, Sheridan was a candidate for the District 8 seat on the Dallas Board of Trustees in Texas. He lost election against incumbent Miguel Solis and challenger Kristi Lara in the general election on May 10, 2014.
Biography
Sheridan is a self-employed political consultant and community activist. He previously ran for the District 13 seat on the Dallas City Council in 2013. He gained attention following the campaign for handing out posters at a council meeting that criticized three openly gay candidates in the race. The poster showed pictures of all three candidates covered with an X and stated, "God’s voice was heard in Dallas Saturday. No openly gay LGBT City Councilmember!!"[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.[2][3]
In the mayoral race, incumbent Mike Rawlings defeated Marcos Ronquillo and Richard P. Sheridan.[4][5]
| Dallas Mayor, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mike Rawlings Incumbent |
73% | 30,703 | |
| Marcos Ronquillo | 27% | 11,384 | |
| Total Votes | 42,087 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
2014
Richard P. Sheridan sought election to the District 8 seat against Kristi Lara and Miguel Solis in the general election on May 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Miguel Solis Incumbent |
68.1% | 515 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristi Lara | 23.5% | 178 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard P. Sheridan | 8.3% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 756 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," May 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Sheridan reported $40.00 in campaign contributions and $73.88 in expenditures to the school district secretary, leaving his campaign $33.88 in debt prior to the election.[6]
Endorsements
Sheridan did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
2013
Sheridan placed fourth in the May 11, 2013 general election for the District 13 seat on the Dallas City Council.
| Dallas City Council, District 13 General Election, 4-year term, May 11, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Staubach Gates |
64.4% | 6,666 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leland R. Burk | 34.6% | 3,586 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jacob King | 0.7% | 77 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard P. Sheridan | 0.3% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 10,357 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Joint Election," May 16, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Sheridan has been a vocal critic of Superintendent Mike Miles during board meetings in late 2013 and early 2014. He has also advocated for district teachers to show the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington so students can learn about government corruption.[7]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Anti-gay flier spurs Dallas council to re-consider open microphone rules," May 15, 2013
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Dallas Independent School District, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Records suggest anti-gay gadfly in Dallas school board race is ineligible to run," February 25, 2014
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